On Jan. 23, UFV’s Communist Revolutionary Student Club (CRSC) was placed on probation until the end of the winter semester by the Student Union Society (SUS). This sanctionary action was taken after CRSC created a petition and pamphlet voicing the need for a student strike demanding economic and tuition reform within UFV. The petition was circulated among UFV students during the Campus Community Engagement Expo on Jan. 14.
SUS communicated to the CRSC after the Expo that they saw the pamphlets as an implication that both parties would coordinate a student strike. SUS claimed that this was as a misrepresentation of the Society and stated that CRSC speaking on behalf of SUS violates their Clubs and Associations Guidelines, which led to an initial suspension of the club. CRSC told The Cascade that they were not trying to impersonate SUS and that they saw the issue as having been remediated during a conversation with SUS President Bilal Faisel at the Expo.
“[He said] I understand … you’re not actually acting as the Student Union Society … if you could just cross it out and not hand these out … So I crossed it out immediately.”
The CRSC submitted an appeal for the suspension, resulting in the club avoiding suspension but remaining on probation.
